gomel-feax

gomel-feax, adj: hoary-locked, grey-haired. (GAW-mel-FEH-ahks / ˈgɔ-mɛl-ˌfɛaks)

Medieval manuscript image of a grey-haired, bearded man studying a book written in Hebrew.
King Solomon reading the Scriptures; France, 1277-1286; British Library, MS Additional 11639, f. 116r. [sites.nd.edu]

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